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Humanity’s return to the moon will have to wait at least another four weeks. NASA had been targeting Feb. 8 for the launch of its Artemis 2 mission, which will

The sun has erupted in a relentless barrage of powerful solar flares over the past 24 hours, firing off at least 18 M-class flares and three X-class flares, including an

If you’ve never seen the moon occult a bright star, tonight (Feb. 2, 2026) could be a night to remember — if geography is kind to you. Skywatchers in parts

In a repeat of many, many (many) days past, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has yet again delivered a batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The launch on

NASA’s big moon rocket leaks a little bit, but it just might be ready to carry astronauts beyond Earth. The space agency conducted a crucial fueling test today (Feb. 2)

The two planets that are in prime position for evening visibility this month are, ironically, the two planets on opposite ends of the spectrum concerning size. The solar system‘s biggest

The astronauts of NASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission want to become a mere footnote in the annals of space history. Artemis 2 will send NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and

The Hubble Space Telescope takes a lot of pictures. In fact, NASA estimates Hubble has snapped 1.7 million images since it launched in 1990. But this poses a unique issue:

NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered thousands of strangely bleached rocks on Mars that are rich in a mineral difficult to form without long-term exposure to water, adding fresh evidence that

Refresh Get notified of updates 2026-02-02T13:48:01.373Z Non-essential personnel cleared from launchpad ahead of SLS fueling (Image credit: NASA/Sam Lott) With the sun rising on the second day of the Artemis